SOLUTION: 1. An owner of a gourmet food store has two varities of herbal tea, one that cost costs $4.00 per kilogram and another that cost $5.00 per kilogram. how many kilograms of each type

Question 74985: 1. An owner of a gourmet food store has two varities of herbal tea, one that cost costs $4.00 per kilogram and another that cost $5.00 per kilogram. how many kilograms of each type are needed to make 20 kg of a blend worth $4.60 per kilogram?
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1. An owner of a gourmet food store has two varities of herbal tea, one that cost costs $4.00 per kilogram and another that cost $5.00 per kilogram. how many kilograms of each type are needed to make 20 kg of a blend worth $4.60 per kilogram?
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Let x = amt of $5 coffee.
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The total amt is 20 kg, therefore
(20-x) = amt of 4$ coffee
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5x + 4(20-x) = 4.6(20)
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5x + 80 = - 4x = 92
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5x - 4x = 92 - 80
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x = 12 kg of $5 coffee
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20 - 12 = 8 kg of $4 coffee
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Check:
5(12) + 4(8) = 4.6(20)
60 + 32 = 92, confirms our solutions
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